A26-LJMaster Fanning, Saturday, September 30, 1995
It Took 10 Years But
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.)
Perseverance paid off for Tracy
Bollinger. After 10 years of show
ing, she captured the coveted grand
champion trophy at the Ephrata
Swine Show.
“No one wanted this pig but
me.” Tracy said with a satisfied
smug as her sister Amy and brother
Derek looked on. The siblings each
chose the pigs they wanted to show
tor the season after their dad pur
chased them in Ohio.
Although they had at first
snubbed the Hamp-York-Duroc
cross, her siblings rejoiced when
Tracy took the trophy.
ig hogs, Tracy Bollinger captures
the grand champ Jon market trophy at the Ephrata Swine
Show.
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The Bollinger siblings compete
with their pigs and sheep in com
petitions throughout the county.
They live in Manheim with
parents, Eugene and Carol Bollin
ger. Eighleen-year-old Tracy is a
Manheim Central graduate and
now works as a lab technician for
Lancaster DHIA.
Virginia “Ginny” Noll of Rein
holds showed the reserve champ
ion hog, a Duroc, which she pur
chased from her cousin Corey
Pfautz.
“I attribute the placing to dedi
cated walking and good breeding,”
said the 18-year-old. Virginia gra
duated last year and works for a
larmcr’s supply store. Her parents
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arc Lcvcme and Jolynn Noll. Gin
ny and her brother Andy raised
cighi hogs together for the fair.
In showmanship,- Cory Pfautz
look first-place in the senior divi
sion; Kevin Pfautz, intermediate;
and Gerald Martin, beginner.
Here is a partial listing of the
swine show results.
DEPARTMENT 105
SWINE
LIGHTWEIGHT MARKET
Class 1:1 Gerald Boyd, 2 Weslsy Hoov
er. 3 Jenny Hoover, 4. Josh Hoover.
Class 2; 1 . Sarah Boyd, 2. Gerald Boyd, 3,
Holly Hoover, 4 Andy Noll, S Wsslsy
Hoover
Class 3: 1 Amy Bollinger, 2. Gerald Boyd.
3 Tracy Bollinger, 4 Virginia Noll, 5. Denck
Bollinger
MEDIUMWEIGHT MARKET
Class 4; 1 Lisa Pfautz. 2. Andy Noll, 3
Renee Hoover, 4 Jenny Hoover. S. Denck
Bollinger
Class S; 1 Sarah Boyd, 2 Tom Zartman
Jr, 3 Amy Bollinger. 4 Shannon Horst, S
Jason Henzog
Class 6; 1 Derick Bollinger, 2. Kyle Ward,
3 Cory Pfautz, 4 Kevin Pfautz, 5. Gerald
Boyd
Class 7: 1 Sarah Boyd, 2 Kevin Pfautz,
3 Gary Martin. 4 Lisa Pfautz, 5 Tracy Bol
linger
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT MARKET
Clast •; 1 Tracy Bollinger, 2 Virginia
Nolt. 3 Tom Zartman Jr. 4 Gerald Boyd, S
Cory Pfautz
Class •; 1 Kevin Pfautz, 2 Justin Good,
3 Virginia Nolt, 4 Justin Martin, 5 Jason
Hertzog
Clast 10: t Lisa Pfautz, 2 Andy Nolt, 3
Sarah Boyd 4 Shannon Horst, S Chris
Good
Class 11:1 Shannon Horst, 2 Tom Zart
man Jr. 3 Jon Good, 4 Cory Pfautz
Class 12; 1 Sarah Boyd, 2. Justin Good,
3 Andy Nolt, 4 Kevin Pfautz.
HEAVYWEIGHT MARKET
Clast 13; 1 Gerald Boyd, 2. Tom Zart
man Jr, 3 Lisa Pfautz. 4 Virginia Nolt, 5
Amy Bollinger
Dairy Open House For Students Set
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) On Saturday, Oct. 21, the
Department of Dairy and Animal
Science will conduct its annual
Open House for students interested
in pursuing a bachelor’s degree in
dairy and animal science.
The program is geared for
sophomores, juniors and seniors in
Champion At Ephrata
Ginny Nolt shows the reserve champion hog at the
Ephrata Fair.
Class 14; 1 Cory Pfautz, 2 Gerald Mar
tin, 3 Tom Zartman Jr., 4 Patrick Good. 5
Sarah Boyd
Class 15:1. Jon Good, 2. Gerald Boyd, 3.
Jason Martin, 4. Chris Good.
Class 16: 1 Patrick Good. 2. Tom Zart
man Jr. 3 Jason Hertzog
SHOWMANSHIP A FITTING
AgeslSAOlder: 1. Cory Pfautz, 2. Tracy
Bollinger, 3 Justin Good, 4. Gerald Boyd, 5.
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high school who are considering
Penn State in their future educa
tional plans.
In years past, the (Sty’s activities
have included sessions on the dairy
and animal science major, under
graduate experiences at Penn
State, the admissions process,
housing, financial aid, career gui-
it on.
Agas 12.13,14: 1 Kevin Pfautz, 2 Andy
Nolt, 3 Sarah Boyd. 4 Lisa Pfautz, 5 Renee
Hoover
Ages!,9, lo,11:1 Gerald Martin, 2 Hoi
ly Hoover, 3 Wesley Hoover. 4 Justin Mar
(in, S Josh Hoover
GRAND CHAMPION - Tracy Bollmgr
Manheim
RESERVE CHAMPION - Virginia Nolt,
Remhotds
dance, and clubs and judging
teams.
The program will begin at 10
a.m. and is expected to conclude
by 3 p„m.
For ttiore information or to indi
cate your desire to attend, contact
Dale Olver, Keith Bryan, or
LuAnn Weatherholtz at (814)
863-3664.
it off.